Public Meeting Tonight!
Apache Ave Pedestrian Safety and Connectivity Project
Thursday, December 15, 2021
5:30 PM
Via Zoom at following web address:
https://zoom.us/join
Meeting ID: 881 9443 2027
Passcode: 123456
El Dorado County, Department of Transportation, Tahoe Engineering Unit invites you to attend a public meeting for the Apache Avenue Pedestrian Safety and Connectivity Project (Project). This project will include the construction of roadway improvements on lower Apache Avenue from Highway 50 to East San Bernardino that will include a shared use path, sidewalk, drainage, and roadway safety
improvements. The Tahoe Engineering Unit has analyzed existing conditions information, developed and compared alternatives for the Project. The results of this study have been combined into a Project Feasibility Report. The purpose of this meeting is to present this information for public comment. Following this meeting, the analysis will be further refined.
The public meeting will begin with a brief informational presentation followed by a question and answer period. Attendees will have an opportunity to share opinions and concerns regarding the Project (orally and/or in writing).
A copy of the Feasibility Report along with Project information is available for download from the County project website:
https://www.edcgov.us/Government/dot/
Pages/Apache-Avenue-Pedestrian-Safety.aspx
Please use the on-line public comment form at the following link to submit comments on the project.
https://www.edcgov.us/Government/
dot/Pages/Tahoe-Engineering-Public-Comments.aspx
Submit comments no later than Monday, December 27, 2021. For more information, you may contact me at (530) 573-7914 or via email at dan.kikkert@edcgov.us.
Community Invited to Provide Input on Mental Health Services Act
The El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health Division invites the public to provide input on the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Annual Update. Community members can provide input by attending an upcoming community meeting or by submitting an online survey or an email. Currently scheduled meetings will be held virtually via zoom and can be accessed online through the links below or by calling 1-669-900-6833 and entering the Webinar ID and passcode.
Community meetings to receive input for the MHSA Annual Update are scheduled as follows:
- Thursday, December 9, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. https://tinyurl.com/MHSA-CPPP120921
Webinar ID: 885 2614 6659
Passcode: 923169
- Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at 9:30 a.m https://tinyurl.com/MHSA-CPPP121521
Webinar ID: 898 0308 6964
Passcode: 267556
- Monday, December 20, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. https://tinyurl.com/MHSA-CPPP122021
Webinar ID: 886 4449 7904
Passcode: 842870
California voters passed MHSA (Proposition 63) in November 2004; the law was enacted January 1, 2005. MHSA places a 1% tax on personal incomes over $1,000,000. Counties receive funds through the State with the goal of transforming the public mental health system into one that is consumer friendly, recovery oriented, accessible, and culturally competent. For copies of the MHSA Plans, please visit:
https://www.edcgov.us/government/
mentalhealth/mhsa/pages/mhsa_plans.aspx
To provide input on the plan via online survey, go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MHSA22. Additional input can also be submitted via email to MHSA@edcgov.us or via U.S. Mail to: 768 Pleasant Valley Road, Suite 201, Diamond Springs, CA 95619. For more information regarding the MHSA or Community Program Planning Process, please contact Meredith Zanardi at (530) 621-6340.
 Full schedule of live events this week.
Pioneer Trail/Hwy 50 Intersection Safety Improvement Project
In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15073, the Pioneer Trail/US 50 Safety Improvement Project (also known as the roundabout) Draft Initial Study/ Mitigated Negative Declaration / Initial Environmental Checklist (IS/MND/IEC) was circulated for review for 30 days beginning on August 2, 2021 and ending on September 2, 2021. In response to the
publication of the Draft IS/IEC/MND for public review, comments were received by the County of El Dorado (Lead Agency) via email from members of the public and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA). Although CEQA does not require written responses to comments on an IS/MND/IEC, this document presents the comments received during the public circulation period and provides responses from the Lead Agency that are incorporated into the IS/MND/IEC. No new significant environmental impacts were identified during this process.
The responses to comments to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration can be found by clicking here.
The Board of Supervisors is anticipated to adopt the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) with Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and approve the Project as described in the CEQA document during the January 4, 2022, Board of Supervisors' meeting at approximately 10 AM.
Lake Tahoe Fun Facts
 An avalanche can reach speeds of 80mph in the first five seconds. Humans trigger 90 percent of avalanche disasters with as many as 40 deaths in North America each year. With new snow falling in Tahoe, now is a good time to learn to stay safe when recreating in the backcountry by learning more about avalanches and the conditions that cause them by tuning in to the second annual Tahoe Backcountry Safety Awareness Week starting this Monday. Always be sure to check the avalanche forecast through the Sierra Avalanche Center before going out.
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